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MILESTONES
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THE MILESTONE ASSESSMENT IS DIVIDED INTO THREE LEVELS AND IS A DEVELOPMENTAL ASSESSMENT THAT MIRRORS A NEURO-TYPICAL CHILD’S DEVELOPMENT RELATED TO LANGUAGE AND OTHER IMPORTANT SKILLS SUCH AS GROUP, SOCIAL AND PRE-ACADEMIC SKILLS. THE ASSESSMENT LOOKS AT THE STUDENT’S ACQUISITION OF VERBAL AND SOCIAL SKILLS. ONCE A MILESTONE ASSESSMENT IS COMPLETE IT PROVIDES A REPRESENTATIVE SAMPLE OF A CHILD’S SKILLS IN RELATION TO HIS/HER VERBAL BEHAVIOR AS WELL AS OTHER IMPORTANT SKILLS, AND CAN BE USED TO GUIDE STAFF TO DEVELOP A TEACHING PROGRAM THAT BENEFITS THE LEARNER.
BARRIERS
BARRIERS
THE BARRIERS ASSESSMENT ACCOMPANIES THE MILESTONES ASSESSMENT. USING A LIKERT SCALE, USERS ASSESS 24 LANGUAGE AND LEARNING BARRIERS THAT MAY BE PREVENTING A STUDENT OF ANY AGE FROM MAKING PROGRESS. THE BARRIERS ASSESSMENT USES INFORMATION FROM THE STUDENT’S MILESTONES ASSESSMENT TO ASSESS LANGUAGE BARRIERS, AS WELL AS EVALUATING LEARNING BARRIERS SUCH AS PROMPT DEPENDENCY, SCROLLING, BEHAVIORAL PROBLEMS, SENSORY DEFENSIVENESS. THE GOAL OF EACH ASSESSMENT IS TO REDUCE THOSE BARRIERS TO LEARNING WHILE INCREASING SKILL ACQUISITION.
TRANSITIONS
TRANSITIONS
THE TRANSITION ASSESSMENT IS A TOOL THAT CAN ASSIST THE IEP TEAM IN MAKING TRANSITIONAL AND EDUCATIONAL PLACEMENT DECISIONS FOR A STUDENT. IT USES OBJECTIVE MEASURES SUCH AS THE LEARNER’S OVERALL MILESTONE ASSESSMENT SCORE AND BARRIERS SCORES, AS WELL AS PARTICULAR SKILL AREA SCORES THAT ARE POSSIBLY IMPORTANT TO CONSIDER WHEN MOVING A LEARNER TO A LESSER RESTRICTIVE ENVIRONMENT. IT ALSO EVALUATES AT LEARNING PATTERNS AND SELF HELP, SPONTANEITY AND SELF DIRECTION SKILLS AS WELL AS LOOKING AT THOSE VB-MAPP SCORES AND ACADEMIC INDEPENDENCE. THE APP AUTOMATICALLY SCORES ALL TRANSITION QUESTIONS THAT ARE BASED ON SCORES FROM THE MILESTONES AND BARRIERS ASSESSMENTS, MAKING IT TIME EFFICIENT FOR THE USER.
EESA
EESA
THE EARLY ECHOIC SKILLS ASSESSMENT (EESA) WAS DEVELOPED BY DR. BARBARA ESCH, SLP-CCC, BCBA-D. THIS SUB-ASSESSMENT EVALUATES THE STUDENT’S ABILITY TO REPEAT A SPEECH MODEL. IT SAMPLES THIS ECHOIC REPERTOIRE THROUGH SPEECH PHONEMES, SYLLABLE COMBINATIONS, AND INTONATION PATTERNS THAT ARE TYPICALLY ACQUIRED BETWEEN BIRTH AND 30 MONTHS. THE APP AUTOMATICALLY TAKES THE SCORE OF THE EESA ASSESSMENT AND POPULATES THE ECHOIC MILESTONE SKILL AREA WITH THE CORRECTLY CALCULATED VALUES, AS THE EESA DOES NOT HAVE ITS OWN SCORING GRID BUT RATHER INTERFACES WITH THE MILESTONES ASSESSMENT IN THE ECHOIC DOMAIN. THIS TIME-SAVING BENEFIT OF THE APP WILL BE ENJOYED BY SLPS AND THE LEARNER’S ENTIRE TEAM.
TASK ANALYSIS
TASK ANALYSIS
THE TASK ANALYSIS OR SUPPORTING SKILLS LIST CONTAINS 900 SUPPORTING SKILLS FOR THE 14 OUT OF THE 16 SKILLS AREAS IN THE MILESTONE ASSESSMENT. THESE ARE SKILLS THAT ARE OFTEN SEEN IN TYPICALLY DEVELOPING CHILDREN WHEN THEY REACH CERTAIN MILESTONES. BY REVIEWING THESE LISTS, USERS CAN ASSESS WHETHER THEIR LEARNERS NEED TO DEVELOP THESE REPERTOIRES AS A WAY TO ENCOURAGE THE DEVELOPMENT THE MILESTONE SKILLS, OR TO ENHANCE THOSE MILESTONE SKILLS THEY HAVE ALREADY ACQUIRED. IT’S A USEFUL TOOL TO EVALUATE WHAT OTHER SKILLS ARE DEVELOPING IN TYPICALLY DEVELOPING CHILDREN WHEN MILESTONES ARE BEING ACQUIRED.